sluiken

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslœy̯.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: slui‧ken
  • Rhymes: -œy̯kən

Verb

sluiken

  1. (intransitive) to sneak
    Synonym: sluipen
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to have secret sexual relations
  3. (transitive, archaic) to smuggle
    Synonym: smokkelen
  4. (transitive, archaic) to obtain or use illicitly

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluiken (strong class 2b)
infinitive sluiken
past singular slook
past participle gesloken
infinitive sluiken
gerund sluiken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular sluik slook
2nd person sing. (jij) sluikt, sluik2 slook
2nd person sing. (u) sluikt slook
2nd person sing. (gij) sluikt slookt
3rd person singular sluikt slook
plural sluiken sloken
subjunctive sing.1 sluike sloke
subjunctive plur.1 sluiken sloken
imperative sing. sluik
imperative plur.1 sluikt
participles sluikend gesloken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms